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Health and Safety Officer – Oldham - Greater Manchester

Are you an experienced Health and Safety professional with a passion for Health & Safety, governance, and continuous improvement?

Our client is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Health and Safety Officer to join their facilities team in Oldham. This is an exciting opportunity for a compliance-focused professional to play a pivotal role in ensuring statutory compliance, supporting operational excellence, and driving a strong safety culture across a diverse portfolio of facilities. You will play a critical role in auditing, compliance monitoring, data analysis, reporting, H&S documentation, and supporting the effective delivery of the facilities team.

Key responsibilities include:

· Lead on the planning, monitoring, and delivery of compliance programmes, ensuring robust governance, transparent reporting, and continuous improvement

· Lead on the delivery of ensuring services align with organisational priorities and regulatory requirements

· Assist with the performance management of external contractors, ensuring contractual compliance & quality standards

· Mentor and develop the Facilities Teams, with training needs

· Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation and regulatory requirements, assuring that systems, processes, and controls demonstrate legal and regulatory compliance

· Lead on internal and external audits and inspections, ensuring actions are tracked, and assurance is provided

· Ensure site compliance in topics including, but not limited to, fire systems, LOLER, PSSR, Legionella

Essential Experience & Knowledge

· IOSH certified with a minimum of 3 years' experience conducting Health & Safety audits and compliance inspections.

· Strong understanding of facilities compliance and statutory obligations.

· Experience managing statutory inspections and regulatory compliance programmes.

· Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, including report writing and presentations.

· Ability to manage competing priorities across a broad range of compliance activities.

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